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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of South Prairie is $23,416, which is lower than the state average of $31,233 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. South Prairie median household income is $70,568, which has grown by 40.43% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 31.72% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average South Prairie residents spend 30.9 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 25.9 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #346

South Prairie, WA	23,416 USD
Washington	31,233 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

South Prairie, WA	33,750 USD
Washington	33,492 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

South Prairie, WA	48,295 USD
Washington	41,039 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

South Prairie, WA	29,375 USD
Washington	26,815 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #137

South Prairie, WA	70,568 USD
Washington	60,294 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

South Prairie, WA	72,309 USD
Washington	79,195 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #136

South Prairie, WA	40.43%
Washington	31.72%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	South Prairie, WA		Washington		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	23.14%	$968, see rank	25.71%	$16,045	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	12.40%	$11,313, see rank	27.34%	$18,260	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	-0.83%	$0, see rank	4.09%	$3,445	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	5.79%	$30,600, see rank	18.23%	$24,502	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

South Prairie, WA	70,341 USD
Washington	73,039 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

South Prairie, WA	70,439 USD
Washington	92,527 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	South Prairie, WA	Washington	U.S.
White	$69,875, see rank	$61,732	$56,900

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	South Prairie, WA	Washington	U.S.
25 to 44	$66,250, see rank	$65,189	$58,398
45 to 64	$86,667, see rank	$72,872	$65,027

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	South Prairie, WA	Washington	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	294, see rank	5,488,038	248,775,628
Male¹	127, 43.20%, see rank	49.58%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	111, 87.40%, see rank	70.46%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.57%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	111, 87.40%, see rank	68.89%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	102, 91.89%, see rank	90.75%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	9, 8.11%, see rank	9.25%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	16, 12.60%, see rank	29.54%	30.72%
Female¹	167, 56.80%, see rank	50.42%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	110, 65.87%, see rank	59.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.21%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	110, 65.87%, see rank	58.86%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	105, 95.45%, see rank	91.68%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	5, 4.55%, see rank	8.32%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	57, 34.13%, see rank	40.93%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	South Prairie, WA	Washington	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	207, 100%	3,171,197	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	174, 84.06%, see rank	72.72%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	24, 11.59%, see rank	10.36%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.92%	5.06%
Walked	3, 1.45%, see rank	3.49%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.11%	1.79%
Worked at Home	6, 2.90%, see rank	5.40%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

South Prairie, WA	30.9 minutes
Washington	25.9 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	South Prairie, WA	Washington	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	207	3,194,382	143,435,233
Male¹	102, 49.28%, see rank	53.25%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	18, 17.65%, see rank	36.86%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	19, 18.63%, see rank	13.70%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	5, 4.90%, see rank	16.32%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.43%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	4, 3.92%, see rank	8.28%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	56, 54.90%, see rank	16.59%	17.94%
Female¹	105, 50.72%, see rank	46.75%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	12, 11.43%, see rank	40.90%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	43, 40.95%, see rank	22.15%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	46, 43.81%, see rank	30.25%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.93%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.38%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	4, 3.81%, see rank	5.04%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	South Prairie, WA	Washington	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	207, 100%	3,194,382	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.66%	1.96%
Construction	16, 7.73%, see rank	6.04%	6.17%
Manufacturing	35, 16.91%, see rank	10.51%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	5, 2.42%, see rank	2.97%	2.75%
Retail Trade	24, 11.59%, see rank	11.81%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	15, 7.25%, see rank	5.09%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.32%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	10, 4.83%, see rank	5.49%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	22, 10.63%, see rank	12.14%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	41, 19.81%, see rank	21.57%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	32, 15.46%, see rank	9.10%	9.49%
Public Administration	1, 0.48%, see rank	5.48%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	6, 2.90%, see rank	4.83%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	South Prairie, WA	%	Washington	U.S.
Population in Poverty	100	27.10%, see rank	13.55%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	15	15.79%, see rank	9.13%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.